| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.09/5 (Rank #623)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,801 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 101 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 39 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 101 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 20°C 68°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 39 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | CoWork Buffalo |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Spot Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 320,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Buffalo Hospital Allina Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,801 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,511 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,912 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,403 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,464 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,250 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $737 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $198,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $162 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $205 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $100 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $32,450 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-228° freezing |
-719° freezing |
236° cold |
1050° cold |
1559° cool |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2882° warm |
2272° mild |
1864° cool |
541° cold |
032° freezing |
| Real (median) |
134°
very cold |
-327°
freezing |
541°
very cold |
1151°
cool |
1559°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1864°
cool |
745°
cold |
337°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 79% |
damp 73% |
damp 73% |
damp 71% |
nice 73% |
nice 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 72% |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 67mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 80mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 81% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 65% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 82% |
| Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 800 people | 1,000 people | 700 people | 800 people | 1,000 people | 700 people | 857 people | 960 people | 840 people | 600 people |
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